Necktie and attaching means therefor



March 12, 9 G. MELING 1,705,414

NECKTIE AND ATTACHING MEANS THEREFOR Filed May 31, 1927 aas'rar/z' MEAL v4;

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Patented Mar. 12, 1929.

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GUSTAVE MELING, OF FLUSHING, NIMV YORK.

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Application filed May 31,

This invention'relates to improvementsin The primary object of the invention resides in a necktie of the ready tied kind which may be detachably connected to the actuating member of a particular fastening device,

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shirt fastening device, when the device is in a closed position and which knot conceals th attaching parts.

A further object is the provision of necktie and attaching means therefor which is simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, easy to apply or remove from a shirt.

With these and other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel construction and combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described, are particularly pointed out in the appended claims, and are illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved necktie showing the same in position upon a shirt;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of a portion of a shirt front with the tie removed.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the tie per se.

Figure 4: is a vertical sectional view through the shirt and fastening device.

Figure 5 a transverse sectional view on the line 55 of Figure 4:.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 designates a portion of a shirt having a collar 11 attached thereto at the neck, and which is closed at the front by a fastening device 12. The fastening device is of a well-known construction of the kind which includes a pair of flexible stringers 13, 13 stitched to the meeting edges of the shirt front and which stringers are provided with interlocking members 14, which members co-act when in interlocking position to close the front of a shirt for its entire length or from the neck to a suitable distance therebelow. An actuating sliding device 15 is I embodied in this style fastener to bring the interlocking members into and out of engagement and when the front of the shirt is fully 1927. Serial No. 195,455.

closed the actuating device is disposed at the front of the collar 11. One of the meeting edges of the shirt'front is provided with a flap or tab 16 which bridges the joint therebetween and is fastened to the opposite front edge by a button or the like 17. This prevents the accidental'pulling down of the actuating device 15 when in a locked or closed position.

The actuating device 15 includes'a pivoted manipulating member 18 which is wedge or inverted keystone shape, i. e., the sides of the same tapering upward from the bottom edge for a purpose to be presently explained.

A necktie is shown at 19 and is of the ready knotted kind, i. e., a knot 20 is formed and is not disturbed when applying or removing the same from the collar or neckband' of a shirt. In the drawing, I have shown a fourin-hand type of tie but a bow tie'could be used without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention. Fixed to the back of the knot 20 is an attaching member 21 which has its side edges curved inwardly to provide spaced flanges 22 and which sides taper upwardly to accommodate the tapering sides of the manipulating member 18. The fiat body portion of the member 21 is provided with openings 23 by which the same may be stitched to the tie by passing stitching 24: there through. From the description thus far it will be seen that when the attaching member '21 is slipped over the manipulating member 18, the same will'wedgedly engage the member 18 with the sides of the member underlying the flanges 22 whereby the tie is firmly attached to the manipulating member.

For increasingthe friction between the attaching member 21 and the manipulating member 18, I provide a fiat spring 25 having one of its ends fixed to the body of member '21 and its other end free for engagement against the body of the member and which spring has a bowed portion 26 intermediate the ends. The bowed portion is provide-d with a teat 27 for hearing engagement with the manipulating member 18. The spring will not interfere with the attachment or removal of the tie from the manipulating member but will prevent accidental upward movement of the'tie when in an applied position.

While I have described what I deem to be the most desirable embodiment of my invention, it is obvious that many of the details may be varied without in any way departs ing from the spirit of my invention, and I therefor do not limit myself to the exact details of construction herein set forth nor to anything less than the whole of my invention limited only by the appended claims.

What is claimed as new is 1. A necktie attachment comprising a member having inwardly bent converging flanges, and a bowed spring fixed to said. member intermediate said flanges.

2. A necktie fastener, for detachably connecting a necktie to a supporting'member of inverted keystone shape, comprising a flat body portion having its side edges bent inwardly in converging relation to each other to provide flanges for removably receiving the inverted keystone shaped supporting member, and a friction spring carried by said body for forcing the flanges into tight engagement with the supporting member when connected'therewith.

8. A necktie fastener, for detachably connecting a necktie to the manipulating member of a shirt front fastening device of inverted keystone shape, comprising an attaching body adapted to be stitched to a necktie, said body being provided With converging inturned flanges for engaging the manipulating member to which the fastener is adapted to be attached, and spring means carried by said body for engagement with the manipulating member for causing the flanges to tightly en-' gage the same when the fastener is in position thereon.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

GUSTAVE MELING. 

